Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-02
Maximum Thermometer. 80.
Minimum Thermometer. 46.0.
News Notes.

Col. Woodford will on Tuesday even
inc begin series of temperance lectures
at Santa Ana.
On Sunday evening. April Sd, DR..
Ooodvin. of Illinois, will give an ad-
dress on Temperance, at the Armory
Hall. South Main street, at 1880.
There seems to be some diff Guilty in
tindina man to accept the Office of Tax
Collector. The salary seems to be only
about elOO per month and man has to
give 500. 900 bonds.
On the 18th of this month there will
be IN election in the First ward for
Councilman to fill the vacancy COCA.
sioned by the resignation of Mr.. Lambie.
The Democrats, should put good man
ID tho field.
James G.. Clark, the we'll known COM
pUser and vocalist. assisted by some of
the best singers of Los Angeles, will
siye a concert at the Trinity M. f.
church, Fort street, on Tuesday even
ing, April 5th.
A new hotel of large dimensions is go
ing to be built on the townsite in Cres-
csnta Canada. Several houses are being
built in expectation of the coming of the
dummy railway from Pasadena or Glen
dale, or most likely from both places.
Councilman Stearns is excited on the
bridge question. He says the Kuhrts
street bridge can be built for $1,000 less
than the contract price, and he proposes
70 see that the city saves that amount OF
ooin.
The ship Kennebec, which went down
in gale, near San Pedro, in February
last. was yesterday raised in very good
condition. The ship will be taken to
the San Francisco dry dock for repairs.
Her cargo of 1900 tons of coal will be
discharged here.
Mr.. 81. B Wilkins yesterday as
sumed the duties of Gen. Freight and
Passenger Agent of the L. A. & 5. G. V.
Railroad. He has now the duties of
that Office for the Cal. Southern, the
San Bsrnardino & Los Angeles railway
and the Riverside branches.
The City Attorney yesterday com.
menoed proceedings in the Superior
Court for the opening of Los Angeles
street. This makes several hundred
times that suit has been commenced Tor
the opening of this street, and it is to be
hoped that this one will come to sue
cessful issue.
The Ballona Harbor Improvement
Company have just issued beautikul
map Of the harbor, the lines of railway,
the proposed city of Ballona and q
birdseve view of the new harbor. The
map was prepared by G. H. Rowland
and has been Autographed in colors.
The lots will be put on sale next week.
J. N. Smith yesterday filed suit agains
the Southern Pacific Railroad Company
for S25, 900 damages. He alleges that
ON the 9th of March he was passenger
on Q train on that road, and ct lancaster
the train collided with another train
The concussion threw him from his seat
and injured his spine and partially para
lyzed him.
The sale of lots in the Azusa City
tract yesterday was unprecedented.
When the Office opened at 8 o'clock in
the morning there were hundred and
fifty persons in line waiting to purchase.
The sale was kept up steadily until B
o'clock in the afternoon, and over $3.50,
600 worth of lots were sold. The sale
will continue to-day.
The sympathy of large circle OF
friends goes out to Mr.. Frank McCoye
in the death of his wife, which sad event
occurred yesterday. Mrs. McCoye was
one of the loveliest ladies in this city,
and her sad death will leave void in
the hearts of her friends, which will never
be filled on this earth. The funeral will
be private and will take place to-mor-
row from the family residence on York
street.
The new dummy line of railway is no y
graded almost to the DEVILS gate, which
II passes at an elevation of about one
hundred feet on curve that carries the
track onto the mesa of La Canada, in
which it is to extend westerly to the
new town Of Lanterman just laid out by
DR.. Lanterman and Mr.. A.C Macarthur.
From this point it will be extended at
small cost to Crescenta Canada, and
two large mountain towns will spring up
like magic.